After 11 years as the grown-up host of Nick News, Linda Ellerbee knows a lot about how to take on tough issues in ways that inform and engage kids. The long-time journalist shares her views with Rob Capriccioso.

With the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks upon us, the memories of that day and subsequent events continue to exert their power. Connect for Kids former Editor Susan Phillips believes we have a long way to go to recognize the depth of that power, especially for our children.

Serious fundraising, long a private school specialty, is increasingly common in public schools as budget cuts threaten valued programs. A tireless fundraiser herself, Beyond the Bake Sale author Jean Joachim says that from auctions to bake sales to comedy shows, sustained fundraising efforts can help build a strong school community.

Head Start programs and an uncertain fate for an Emmy award-winning Reading Raindow are a few of the recent stories from Connect for Kids that drew reader responses. See what everyone had to say, and feel free to join the conversation.

One of the most pressing needs of special-needs children is to be treated like children. Tessa's Place in Bettendorf, Iowa meets that need for many. Lee Nelson reports on how a family's loss turned into a huge gain for disabled children in the area.

No one has better insight into the needs of children with developmental disabilities than those children themselves, and their families. Leanna Skarnulis reports on a Texas program that trains family members and individuals with disabilities to be persuasive and persistent advocates.

The risk of a terrorist attack in this country causing large numbers of children to be hurt remains quite small. Most of us don't even want to think about such worst-case scenarios. But children's hospitals, emergency medical technicians, and pediatricians have a responsibility to prepare as best they can for whatever might happen. Lisa Rhodes takes a look at their efforts.

Get the facts in this article on the actualities of biological and chemical warfare from SFC Red Thomas, a retired armor master gunner from Mesa, Arizona.

Almost five years ago, Greg and Tierney Fairchild learned through prenatal testing that their eagerly awaited first child would be born with Down syndrome. The story of their decision to proceed with the pregnancy was recently published as a book, Choosing Naia, by Mitchell Zuckoff. Connect for Kids' Caitlin Johnson wondered how the Fairchild family is doing now, as Naia approaches her school years.

As a teacher, a parent, and an expert on how to help children succeed in school and in life, Dorothy Rich has often spoken in praise of practice. But sometimes, Rich suggests in this column, urging a child to practice is not enough.